Differential effects of the changes of LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure on the risk of carotid artery atherosclerosis

Table 1 Basic characteristics of three repeated measurements of blood pressure and lipid profiles, and carotid intima media thickness values in the study participants who provided completed carotid data(n = 2244)

	N	%
Gender
Women	1238	55.2
Men	1006	44.8
Current smoking	751	33.5
	Mean	SD
Age, years	54.3	11.7
Body mass index, kg/m²	23.7	3.4
1st LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	139.8	43.8
2nd LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	123.0	43.5
3rd LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	129.9	39.4
1st Systolic BP, mmHg	125.0	20.2
2nd Systolic BP, mmHg	125.6	19.9
3rd Systolic BP, mmHg	126.0	19.4
1st HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	47.0	12.2
1st fasting glucose, mg/dL	109.8	30.6
Carotid intima media thickness, mm	0.74	0.24

Abbreviations: LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; BP, blood pressure.

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